Bishop of Victoria

The Bishop of Victoria,[1] Hong Kong[2] was (from 1849 to 1951) the Ordinary of a corporation sole[3] including Hong Kong and South China[4] that ministered to 20,000 Anglicans.

Bishops

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Assistant bishops

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Among the assistant bishop of the diocese, there were:

Archdeacons

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Archdeacons during Ronald Hall's time included: Lee Kau Yan, Archdeacon of Hong Kong from 1946; Tsang Kei Ngok, Archdeacon of Beihan from 1946; Mo-Yung In, of Beihan from 1949; and Chung Yan Laap (John), of Hong Kong from 1965.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Page 1552 | Issue 20977, 11 May 1849 | London Gazette | the Gazette".
  2. ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Bishop of Victoria incorporation ordinance
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
  5. ^ a b Handbook to the Diocese of Victoria (Hong Kong and South China) 1924. Chapter III. The Story of the Past. pp. 10–
  6. ^ "Church news: Retired colonials". Church Times. No. 479. 5 April 1872. p. 156. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 23 December 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. ^ "Church news. (Col. D & page 94, col. A)". Church Times. No. 3757. 25 January 1935. p. 93. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via UK Press Online archives.
  8. ^ "Anglican bishop held by Chinese bandits". Church Times. No. 4538. 27 January 1950. p. 59. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 1 January 2022 – via UK Press Online archives.
  9. ^ Chan-Yeung, p. 217
  10. ^ Chan-Yeung, Moira M. W. (December 2015). The Practical Prophet: Bishop Ronald O. Hall of Hong Kong and His Legacies. ISBN 9789888208777.